Hello, everyone. I am blog administrator Ellie and also act as an intern here. I am studying Capital Assessment at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) as a sophomore. I feel glad to share some stuff about China and some views that Chinese hold to Japan and Japanese.

During my study in university, I have learned the course named ‘Concise Outline of Chinese Modern History’, read the book ‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ written by Ruth Benedict. I have also studied history in senior high school. I met Mr. Hori one year ago ^ ^ so that I know Japan better than ordinary Chinese.

In China, Japanese pop culture is very popular and pursued by many people. Japanese make-up and costumes are well favoured by young Chinese girls while boys love watching exciting anime. DORAEMON, Sailor Moon, SLAM DUNK have engraved in the childhood memories of generation after 80s and 90s. Meanwhile, mentioned Japan, let alone pop culture, some events have always been the sensitive topics of China. Such as the territorial sovereignty of Senkaku Islands, Japanese officials paying tributes to the Yasukuni Shrine and Japanese masking about the atrocities it committed to China during the modern history in textbooks provokes the negative impression to Chinese.

Nowadays, in many Chinese TV plays and movies about anti-Japanese war, Japanese soldiers often appear to be stupid defeated by courageous and witty Chinese soldiers, which I don’t think is objective. I think we shall respect our enemies but not illy define them to show our powers.

In ancient China, we had a close association with Japan, especially in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Japan used to send envoys to study Chinese culture, as a result, they have many books and records about ancient china’s politics, history and philosophy. The Analects of Confucius and Sun Tzu’s Art Of War are still being learned by Japanese while we don’t know Japan well.

In my perspective, there are some ways that china shall learn from Japan. For example, Japanese wear kimonos in some festivals as a tradition. We also have extremely beautiful traditional clothes but we haven’t the custom to wear them. What a pity! ( I found a hobby group about Han-Dynasty costumes recently which is very exciting!)

From my views, those political problems have no big issues with my life, and it is also not a thing that could be controlled by an ordinary citizen. Japanese appear to be very friendly, reliable, trustful, rigorous, polite, decently dressed, quite strict to the rules and almost have an obsessive protection to kids in my mind. Japanese digital and electronic products, cars such as SONY, PANASONIC,CANON, MITSUBISHI,TOYOTA are well known in excellent quality. I think though Japan has a rather small territory but it has giant influence to the world!

During the great earthquake in east Japan, Japanese politely waited in long lines without once complaining which showed extreme calmness and cohesiveness made me admire greatly to the country!